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NOV19371 NOV 1937 1

Photo Archive No. 160.1.1937.11

Perm. No. 357834. C-122. Whitehouse contour furrow area, Photo Station 160. Lower end of worked area, showing first furrow (14). Furrow planted to Bouteloua chondrosioides but dry weather has prevented any results so far from artificial seeding. 11/1937. 5x7. 301. Enc. 109.

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APR19601 APR 1960 1

Photo Archive No. 160.1.1960.04

T-235. P.S. 160. S.R.E.R. 6 Apr 60. 10H3b.

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JUL20001 JUL 2000 1

Photo Archive No. 160.1.2000.07

PS 160. July 6, 2000, 9:00 a.m. Facing northwest. Azimuth 337. Pasture 4. ASA 125, Plus X film. 35mm lens focal length. Witness marked, camera above. Burned in 1994. T Evidence of furrowing; ridges are visible. Filling in with soil upslope of the ridges. Shrub in bottom right is Ephedra trifurca; dead shrub in bottom left is mesquite. Eragrostis lehmanniana and Calliandra eriophylla in understory. M. McClaran.

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160_1_2007_03 MAR 2007 1

Photo Archive No. 160.1.2007.03

PS. 160. 26 March 2007. Facing northwest, Azimuth 337. Pasture 4. Elevation 1137 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 5 m north of witness to avoid young mesquite at witness. Live mesquite. Distant find, ocotillo, Ephedra, Calliandra (with leaves and flowers emerging). Very distant, find desert broom, velvet pod mimosa, and Lycium. Cholla cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, scattered sprucetop grama plants. Under mesquite find tanglehead and Lehmann lovegrass. No evidence of 2005 fire. Compared to 2000, mesquite larger now. M. McClaran photographer, M. McGregor assistant.

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160_1_2010_03 MAR 2010 1

Photo Archive No. 160.1.2010.03

PS. 160. 17 March 2010 10:45 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 340. Pasture 4. Elevation 1128 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Live mesquite. Distant find, ocotillo, Ephedra and Calliandra. Very distant, find desert broom, velvet pod mimosa, and Lycium. Cholla cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, scattered sprucetop grama plants. Under mesquite find tanglehead and Lehmann lovegrass. No evidence of 2005 fire. Compared to 2007, mesquite has lost some stems. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.

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160_1_2016_03 MAR 2016 1

Photo Archive No. 160.1.2016.03

PS. 160. 15 March 2016 11:00 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 355. Pasture 4. Elevation 1128 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Live mesquite, with some new branches and some dead since 2010. Distant find, ocotillo, Ephedra and Calliandra. Very distant, find desert broom, velvet pod mimosa, and Lycium. Cholla cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, scattered sprucetop and slender grama plants, sideoats and tanglehead plants. Under mesquite find Lehmann lovegrass and cottontop. Contour is still present behind mesquite. No evidence of 2005 fire. Compared to 2010, more grass that is mostly lehmann lovegrass, and more cholla. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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160_1_2022_03 MAR 2022 1

Photo Archive No. 160.1.2022.03

PS. 160. 17 March 2022 10:53 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 355. Pasture 4. Elevation 1128 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Live mesquite, with some new branches and some dead since 2016. Distant find, ocotillo, Ephedra and Calliandra. Prickly pear and cholla present. Very distant, find desert broom, velvet pod mimosa, and Lycium. Cholla cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, scattered sprucetop and slender grama plants, and sideoats plants. Under mesquite find Lehmann lovegrass, Setaria, tanglehead, three awns, and cottontop. Contour is still present behind mesquite, the trench is full of sediment now, but the rocks represent the edge of the contour. Compared to 2016, less grass cover, prickly pear and cholla are larger. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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JUL20002 JUL 2000 2

Photo Archive No. 160.2.2000.07

PS 160. July 6, 2000, 9:00 a.m. Facing northwest. Azimuth 337. Pasture 4. ASA 125, Plus X film. 35mm lens focal length. Witness present, taken about 3 m in front of witness marked for clear view. Burned in 1994. Taken about 10 ft. in front of post. Evidence of furrowing; ridges are visible. Filling in with soil upslope of the ridges. Shrub in bottom right is Ephedra trifurca; dead shrub in bottom left is mesquite. Eragrostis lehmanniana and Calliandra eriophylla in understory. M. McClaran.

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160_2_2007_03 MAR 2007 2

Photo Archive No. 160.2.2007.03

PS. 160. 26 March 2007. Facing northwest, Azimuth 337. Pasture 4. Elevation 1137 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 3 m north of witness to avoid young mesquite at witness. Live mesquite. Distant find, ocotillo, Ephedra, Calliandra (with leaves and flowers emerging). Very distant, find desert broom, velvet pod mimosa, and Lycium. Cholla cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, scattered sprucetop grama plants. Under mesquite find tanglehead and Lehmann lovegrass. No evidence of 2005 fire. Contours from 1937 still visible. Compared to 2000, less grass now. M. McClaran photographer, M. McGregor assistant.

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160_2_2010_03 MAR 2010 2

Photo Archive No. 160.2.2010.03

PS. 160. 17 March 2010 10:55 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 337. Pasture 4. Elevation 1137 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 3 m north of witness to avoid young mesquite at witness and above a white rebar. Live mesquite. Distant find, ocotillo, Ephedra and Calliandra. Very distant, find desert broom, velvet pod mimosa, and Lycium. Cholla cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, scattered sprucetop grama plants. Tanglehead plant in front left. Under mesquite find tanglehead and Lehmann lovegrass. No evidence of 2005 fire. Contours from 1937 still visible. Mesquite in right midground died since 2007. Compared to 2007, ocotillo larger and less grass after dry 2009 summer. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.

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160_2_2016_03 MAR 2016 2

Photo Archive No. 160.2.2016.03

PS. 160. 15 March 2016 11:08 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 345. Pasture 4. Elevation 1137 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 3 m north of witness to avoid young mesquite at witness and above a white rebar. Live mesquite. Distant find, ocotillo, Ephedra and Calliandra. Very distant, find desert broom, velvet pod mimosa, and Lycium. Cholla, prickly pear, and barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, scattered sprucetop and slender grama plants, sideoats in center midground near prickly pear, and one tanglehead in right foreground. Under mesquite find cottontop and Lehmann lovegrass. Contours from 1937 still visible. Compared to 2010, more grass that is mainly Lehmann lovegrass, and more cholla M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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160_2_2022_03 MAR 2022 2

Photo Archive No. 160.2.2022.03

PS. 160. 17 March 2022 11:02 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 345. Pasture 4. Elevation 1137 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 3 m north of witness to avoid young mesquite at witness and above a white rebar. Live mesquite. Distant find, ocotillo, Ephedra, burrowed, and Calliandra. Very distant, find desert broom, velvet pod mimosa, and Lycium. Cholla, prickly pear, and barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, scattered sprucetop, and slender grama and black grama (distant left) plants, three awns, and sideoats in center midground. Under mesquite find Setaria and Lehmann lovegrass. Contour is still present behind mesquite, the trench is full of sediment now, but the rocks represent the edge of the contour. Compared to 2016, less grass cover, prickly pear and cholla are larger, added burrowed, black grama and Setaria, but lost cottontop. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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